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(asked on 26th September 2014) - View Source

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what targets have been set for the release of her Department's material to the National Archives; what progress has been made in meeting those targets; and how many staff in her Department are engaged in reviewing records for that purpose.


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Nick Gibb
This question was answered on 14th October 2014

The Department for Education is currently meeting its targets to release two years’ worth of records every year from 2013 until 2022. This follows the transitional timetable for moving from a 30-year to a 20-year rule for the release of education records to the National Archives. Information on progress is published every spring and autumn, and is available on the National Archives website at:

www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/record-transfer-report.htm

There are three staff who review records, all of whom also perform other duties.

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